[PLUGIN] Always Show SubMenus

[Fuzzy]

This is a simple plugin that causes the SageTV7 menus to always show the submenu of the focused item (if the focused item HAS a submenu). i think this greatly improved the intuitiveness of the menu system, and helps to alleviate some of the confusion about pressing right or pressing select.

[starfire]

Just tried this and it certainly helps.

What's also confusing is what the default is if you just hit enter, as Sage remembers the last sub-menu you went into so it can alter.

This is probably the most confusing aspect in that the default keeps changing, so if I go into TV -> Recorded -> All Movies then come out again, another family member will then hit enter on TV expecting to see All Recordings and ask me what's going on.... Not sure how to solve that though, perhaps hard coded defaults.

[PLUCKYHD]

Bailo released something that nukes the default actions. My horizontal menu in the next release will have a way to set the default action and it won't randomly change or you can kill it all together.

Fuzzy you have been busy lately nice work now where is my dynamic menu already

[bastafidli]

I am having issue with this plugin. First time i start placeshifter or extender, the submenu for TV is incorrect, all entries on one line. I have to go to other section and then back to see all entries under TV. Please see screenshot.

Also another behavior I have noticed with placeshifter. I have set focus to don't follow the mouse but when I for example click on TV and then move away with mouse from TV the submenu closes and to reopen I have to mouse over the TV from left to right. Is this related to this plugin?

Thank you for great plugin

[Fuzzy]

Originally Posted by bastafidli

I am having issue with this plugin. First time i start placeshifter or extender, the submenu for TV is incorrect, all entries on one line. I have to go to other section and then back to see all entries under TV. Please see screenshot.

Also another behavior I have noticed with placeshifter. I have set focus to don't follow the mouse but when I for example click on TV and then move away with mouse from TV the submenu closes and to reopen I have to mouse over the TV from left to right. Is this related to this plugin?

Thank you for great plugin

Yeah, I had noticed that as well... can't figure out what's actually causing it... (on the full client, it shows just a blank panel, I'm thinking because the text is transparent... which is why it shows up on placeshifters, with limited transparency capabilities).

[bastafidli]

Originally Posted by Fuzzy

Yeah, I had noticed that as well... can't figure out what's actually causing it... (on the full client, it shows just a blank panel, I'm thinking because the text is transparent... which is why it shows up on placeshifters, with limited transparency capabilities).

I see the same behavior as in screenshot on HD100 as well.

[ronnie_macgyver]

Originally Posted by bastafidli

I see the same behavior as in screenshot on HD100 as well.

I really like this plugin, but am also experiencing the issue with all menus on 1 line when first starting. It happens on both my HD200's and Placeshifter, with latest 7.0.16 beta. Happens with Standard and Serenity theme.

I hope this can be fixed, because the bug really decreases the WAF.

[Fuzzy]

Honestly, I'm not sure I'll get around to fixing that one. It'll take a lot of digging... and, personally, I never shut down any of my clients, so I never come across it.

[mzup]

Originally Posted by Fuzzy

Yeah, I had noticed that as well... can't figure out what's actually causing it... (on the full client, it shows just a blank panel, I'm thinking because the text is transparent... which is why it shows up on placeshifters, with limited transparency capabilities).

This happens on my full client which actually is the server.

[Fuzzy]

It happens on all of them... I was saying I don't ever shutdown/close whatever, so I never see it.

[mzup]

I'm sorry I wasn't clear. I mean I get the 1 line of text not a blank screen. whatever, I deal with it. Not the end of the world.

[mickdaly]

Originally Posted by Fuzzy

It happens on all of them... I was saying I don't ever shutdown/close whatever, so I never see it.

It's now some time after 7.23 was released, and this problem is still alive and well and preventing use of what should be a standard plug-in for V7 - pity.

Btw, it appears whenEVER I return to to the main menu on my HD200s, HD300 and Placeshifter .. that's pretty all-inclusive and a real showstopper.

[dcanova]

I ditto the above, except that I DO NOT USE Placeshifter, yet I still have the same problem with both HD200 and HD300 extenders in my home.

In addition, this problem did not appear for me until within the last 24 hours, (note, this menu problem was first reported back in July by someone else - see first posting of this thread) and yet I have been an active user for over a year and I did not notice this problem until yesterday .

And in addition to the gargaged text appearing in line one of the first sub-menu panel everytime I start a session, the first sub-menu panel will not re-tract (go away) --- it just stays there. OOPS! CRAZY THING JUST HAPPENED as I am typing this sentence into my PC, I glanced up at my TV as the submenu panel finally disapeared in front my eyes (I am not touching the remote). So I just hit the right arrow button again (and submenu panel came out to the right as it should.) Then I hit the left arrow button again (and watched the clock). It took 13 seconds before the submenu panel popped back. (disappeared) Then one more time. After five minutes, the submenu panel is still there. See? No consistensy at all. The menu works fine going up and down, and the 2nd sub-panel (if applicable) works fine too, but the 1st subpanel (submenu) just stays there. Hmmm....!

So I asked myself the obvious, -- What changes have I made within the past 24 hours that may coinside with this menu problem showing up on my extenders just now? THE ANSWER: I just installed the Comskip / Commercial Detector plug-ins yesterday (which by the way seems to be working fine). I also installed the "Always Show SubMenus" plug-in (just out of curiosity). Hmmm .... Maybe that is a hint? (another example of curiosity killing the cat?)

So I uninstalled the "Always Show Submenus" plug-in, --- but to no avail, the problem still remains. I will keep Comskip running for now and take a "wait and see approach", and keep you appraised if anything changes or if I discover a solution.

In the meantime, if others who are also having this same problem can verify any similar experiences (or different), then please share it with the rest of us so we can find a common denominator that we can focus in on what may be triggering this problem for some users, but not for others.

BTW:
Other than this minor UI bug I am seeing right now, our family is totally addicted to SageTV for viewing most of our media. And now that the new HD300 finally lets me exploit the DTS-MA 7.1 audio capabilities of my home theatre system, I couldn't be happier.

-- KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK GUYS.

Oh yes, I almost forgot: I also updated the HD300 firmware to the latest beta too. (V7.0.21.244). This menu problem also appears on my HD200, which was NOT updated, so it is anybody's guess what may have triggered this menu problem.

[phareous]

This plugin isnt working with the latest sage beta